Truck, Car Parts Stolen

FORT LAUDERDALEWILTON MANORS — According to a police report, a fenced-in compound at McCutchen Construction, 724 NW Ninth Ave., was broken into Nov. 26 and $5,000 worth of car and truck batteries, tools and auto parts were stolen.

MOTEL MANAGER ROBBED

The Airport Motel, 1900 S. Federal Highway, was robbed of $250 Nov. 26 by a man with a gun, the owner of the motel told police.

SUITCASES STOLEN FROM CAR

Henry Dijkstra, 33, of Amsterdam, Holland, told police Nov. 25 that his car, which was parked at the Holiday Inn garage in the 900 block of Sunrise Lane, was broken into and two suitcases containing several suits valued at $10,000, were stolen.Joseph Keane told police that someone in a car tried to run him down Sunday while he was riding a bicycle north on Northwest Ninth Terrace, police said.

``The vehicle crossed the median line and appeared to be heading toward Keane,`` the police report said. ``Keane rode off the roadway onto the adjacent parking lot at 2440 Northwest Ninth Terrace.``

At this time, the vehicle also left the roadway into the parking lot, struck Keane`s bicycle in the rear, breaking the frame and throwing Keane to the ground, the report said.

PIZZA PARLOR ROBBED

A man with a gun held up a pizza parlor Thursday in the 2200 block of Wilton Drive, police said. But the cashier fled and, since the robber apparently was unable to open the cash register, he took an undetermined amount of money from an open safe in the back.Someone broke into the Pizza Place, 3100 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue, Saturday and made off with two cases of wine and assorted cheeses and meats, police said. The loss was set at $200.Stark Swine, a native of Sweden, said he was held up at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn, 4100 block of Ocean Drive, police said. The man lost $400 cash and a camera.